Turning System Restore off

[Tom]

I have the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and am trying to disable
Sys Restore in XP Home. Somehow the virus will not let
me get into Sys Restore I get a rundll32.exe error that I
might not have permission to access the file. Is there
any other way to turn off Sysy Restore so I can proceed
with virus removal?

 

[Nicholas]

To turn-off System Restore:

Right-click on MY COMPUTER and select:
Properties > System Restore , make your settings
selections and click "apply". Reboot your computer.
Now go back and re-enable System Restore.

Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

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Nicholas

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| I have the W32.Swen.A@mm virus and am trying to disable
| Sys Restore in XP Home. Somehow the virus will not let
| me get into Sys Restore I get a rundll32.exe error that I
| might not have permission to access the file. Is there
| any other way to turn off Sysy Restore so I can proceed
| with virus removal?

 

[Larry Samuels MS-MVP XP \(Shell/User\)]

Turn on the PC, tap the F8 key repeatedly during boot to bring up the boot
menu.,choose safe mode.

Boot into Safe Mode,turn off System Restore,then run Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


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Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm
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